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  "id": 17684396,
  "title": "Westpac expects 11 per cent house price fall, posts $6.8 billion profit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/westpac-expects-11-per-cent-house-price-fall-posts-6-8-billion-profit",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-01T21:40:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/westpac-expects-11-per-cent-house-price-fall-posts-6-8-billion-profit-20261102-p61ah6.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The nation’s second-biggest lender expects interest rates to remain “elevated” and for house prices to have fallen more than 10 per cent by March.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Australian lender Westpac’s full-year profit ticks higher",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/australian-lender-westpacs-full-year-profit-ticks-higher",
        "published": "2026-11-01T21:00:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Westpac expects 11 per cent house price fall, posts $6.8 billion profit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/westpac-expects-11-per-cent-house-price-fall-posts-6-8-billion-profit-17684698",
        "published": "2026-11-01T21:40:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RNZ Business",
        "title": "Full-year profit slips at Westpac in face of stiff competition",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/full-year-profit-slips-at-westpac-in-face-of-stiff-competition",
        "published": "2026-11-01T22:25:27.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}